"Obesity, Morbid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.
| Descriptor ID |
D009767
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.700 C23.888.144.699.500.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Obesity, Morbid- Obesity, Morbid
- Morbid Obesities
- Obesities, Morbid
- Obesity, Severe
- Obesities, Severe
- Severe Obesities
- Severe Obesity
- Morbid Obesity
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obesity, Morbid" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Utilization Among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery With Telemedicine Preoperative Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 02 01; 6(2):e2255994.
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Endoscopic Gastric Bypass Revision. JAMA Surg. 2023 01 01; 158(1):97-98.
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Patient-reported bowel and bladder function is not adversely impacted by bariatric surgery. Surg Endosc. 2022 09; 36(9):6896-6902.
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Taurodeoxycholic acid and valine reverse obesity-associated augmented alloimmune responses and prolong allograft survival. Am J Transplant. 2022 02; 22(2):402-413.
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The rewarding effects of alcohol after bariatric surgery: do they change and are they associated with pharmacokinetic changes? Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Feb; 18(2):190-195.
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Pain is adversely related to weight loss maintenance following bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Dec; 17(12):2026-2032.
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The Reversal of a "Reversible" Procedure. Am J Surg. 2022 01; 223(1):216-217.
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Obesity and Outcomes Following Cardiogenic Shock Requiring Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support. Circ Heart Fail. 2021 03; 14(3):e007937.
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Cigarette Use and Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 03; 29(3):579-586.
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Influence of Weight Loss on Obesity-Associated Complications After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 12; 28(12):2397-2404.